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Thanks for all the advice, appreciate all the experts helping out a newbie.
Thanks. Right now I have 2 options with what I have. 51 heads and 54 4bbl intake. Easy and all bolts together with no extra water cross overs...
Great info, the HHH web site if wonky and not loading right. So for a strong street motor (not looking for drag strip power) are the early 51-53...
I actually got lucky buying my 2 motors. Both came with intakes that are probably worth more than I paid for everything
Thanks, I added to my post since you responded. I fat fingered and sent it too soon. How do you add the t-stat & water neck to the early 331...
Thanks for the info. My plan is to put them into a 1939 Plymouth coupe. Nothing radical, something streetable & fun. I did a bunch of reading...
I'm hoping to get some advice on some heads I have a chance to buy. I'm not an expert and trying to buy good parts at good price for a long term...
Fair enough. I promise mine will be a driver. I laughed after I posted it because most 'rock damage" I usually refer to is from rock crawling.
Lots of the guys doing old Broncos are using the foam or foil-bubble HVAC insulation wrap with good results. I'm going to do the Al's HNR (heat...
That is disappointing to hear. Thanks for the side-by-side comparison.
You can mix the ceramic beads into just about any paint, I suppose. Exterior latex paint is what most have done, its close to how LS is made....
Thanks for all the info. I'm glad to hear it holds up under a vehicle well. That was my primary concern. As far as testing the bedliner...
Great info, thanks. I agree that LS should be better than the homemade stuff, and at the price I can buy it, its not too bad. Also, rust isn't a...
Right now these questions apply to my 74 Bronco/rockcrawler, but in the nearish future will apply to my 39 Plymouth coupe. I've read a lot of...
Picked up a very complete (but completely disassembled) 331 Hemi this week. It was apparently disassembled in the 80's for a rebuild but never...
Here is my 39 P8, I haven't started working on the car, just lots of reading, and planning. Hopefully will start working on it in the next 6...
That thought crossed my mind. Thanks for the pics, good luck finding a bumper.
I finally got back down to my storage unit to look at the bumper. It does not have holes for the mounting brackets like in your picture. I can't...
Those are great pics, the face bar is most like your pic #DSCN3254, but mine has a center bolt that I don't see on that pic. There is a...
I have been casually looking for a different front bumper for my 39 Plymouth build. I really liked the looks of the Dodge & Desoto bumpers with...
Thats a much bigger difference in weight than I thought. I thought I had read that the Plymouth weighed 3200#. I was way off. The Explorer is 4200#.
Well, the car has been locked in storage for a few months, still working on my house remodel. I hate to say this, but it might be 2014 even...
Here is mine. My friend told me he had a "hot rod" sitting in his sister's yard, and he wanted to sell it to me. This is the 20 yr old picture...
39 Plymouth coupe. Stuck in storage waiting till I get a few other projects done so I can get to work on it.
Cool, I've been thinking about how to add front turn signals without bolting them to the fenders.
Thanks for the info on the Dodge headlights, I want to keep the square headlights, but obviously want brighter than stock lights.
The whole reason I bought the parts cars was the one nose cone with the vertical trim pieces (no crank hole cover). They are both a bit beat up,...
I have a lot to learn. I don't know anything about cars this old, and I don't know much about Mopar. So I have to learn about motor & trans...
Oh yeah, I figured out its a horn button from a 49-50, not my 39.
How about this one. Has a 16" tire, but measures 17.5"x5" overall. 14 holes, 5 on 4.5" center. Has signs of pinstriping
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